Funnel.



H. M. CASE.

FUNNEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1912.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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THE IXORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHOY. WASHINGTON, D U.

HENRY 1V1. CASE, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

FUNNEL.

Specification of Letters Fatent. Patented Sept, 15, 1914.

Application filed September 12, Serial No. 726,050.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that ,I, HENRY M. CAsE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondagaand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Funnels; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. j p L I yThis invention relates to packaging liquids, and more especially to"funnels; and the object of the same is to produce a gravity valve in thebottom of a funnel and carried wholly by the nipple and nozzlethereoi,so that when thelatter is raised as in the act of pouring liquid intothe neck of a bottle, the valve will be opened.

A further object is to, produce a device of this kind wherein there areno exposed parts to become gummed or rusted by the liquid used, andwherein all parts can be readily detached as for thepurpose of cleaningor. repair.

These objects are accomplished by constructing the funnel and valve inthe manner hereinafter more fully described and claimed and as shown inthe drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a funnel embodyingmy invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 8 is a centralvertical sectional view showing my improved valve as opened by theautomatic lifting of the ;spout or nozzle of a funnel as the latter isused in conjunction with a bottle which is shown in dotted lines. Figs.t and 5 are cross sections on the lines 4.l and 5+5 of The body F 01.this funnel may be of any suitable shape, and by preference it has ahandle H and internally a strainer S which may be renderedremovable byhaving a spring wire W secured across the bottom of the strainer andengaged at its ends under lugs L formed in the inner wall of the body,so that the strainer can be put in place and turned to lock it there, orcan be turned and lifted out of place for cleaning the parts. Thenovelty in the present case resides more particularly in the form ofgravity valve which I employ for automatically closing the outlet nipple1 of the funnel in a manner. yet to be described. This nipple I wouldmake through. an aperture 16 rather thicker than usual, and perhaps it 7i might be a casting having its bore mternally beveled at its uppercorner as at 2 to form a valve, seat,the entire casting being securedwithin the lower end of the body F by any suitable means, and its upperend having a shoulder 1 around it while otherwiseits interior is smoothand cylindrical. The spout or nozzle 3 make rather heavy, and I wouldgive its exterior some considerable taper, especially at its lowerend'so that it may be inserted into the mouth of a bottle or otherreceptacle to be filled, and' at vsome point said mouth will bind on theexterior of the spout I would by preference.

and push the latter upward for a purpose to appear below. Internally Iform within said spout or nozzle a spider 4: standing at some distancebelow its upper end, and the latter is made strictly cylindrical ,on itsin terior as at 5 so as to fit slidably around the outlet end or nipplelwhich depends from the body of the funnel. Screwed into the center ofsaid spider as at 10 is the lower member 11 of the valve itself, thismember preferably having a surrounding shoulder 12 which rests upon thespider when the memher is screwed tightly into place. The upper end ofthis member is cylindrical and extends into the tubular lower end 13 ofthe upper member 14-, being loosely held therein by a r cross pin 15 sothat the upper member may v swing from side to side, and said pin passesmade a trifle loose on the pin so that the upper member may swing orflex in the opposite direction and in fact in all directions as will beclear. The upper member 14 externally of a size somewhat smaller thanthe bore of the nipple 1, through which it projects, and its upperextremity is formed into a head 17 beveled around its edge as to fitclosely on the valve seat 2 and preferably provided with a nick or kerf18 across its top by means of'which a screw driver may be engagedtherewith. j,

Attention is directed to the fact that the length of parts endof thespout 3 contacts withthe shoulder 1 of the nipple, the'lower end of thelatter is out of contact with the spider hand when the lower member 11is screwed into the spider until its shoulder 12 is pressed thereon thehead 17 of the upper member 14 is raised 01f the valve seat 2all asshown in Fig. 3. At this time, when liquid is flowing through the deviceas described below, is quite clear that the upper member 14 may fall toeither side as it is loose within the bore of the nipple and it isloosely connected to thelower member so that it may flex in alldirections; and in orderto center thismember Within such bore,iw-hen theparts assumethe opposite position, the

7 head 1 7 is beveled on its under side and the seat 2 is beveledcorrespondingly. 1

valveby a'socket in the manner shown and describedthe hinged connectedends thereof i fBygconnecting the two sections ofithe will be properlycovered and protected-from the liquidor other contents'withinithe fun nelf when drawn "therefrom, whereby the upper sectionwill always remain operative; The parts are assembled as best 'seen'init ig." 1,and the weight of the spout or nozzle :will cause it to slipdownward on the nipple 1, clrawing with it the valve whose head, ofcourse is seated uponthe valve seat in the manner therein shown. Whennow is desired to fuse thisfunnel, the'spout is inserted i nto abjottle-necl': or other small orifice until'the same binds the exteriorof thef'spout and raises the latter. With it moves the valve, whose headis therefore lifted-off theivalve seat, and, the valve being opened,liquid flows from the interior ofthe body around said head, through thenipple and throughout the length of the spout, and ihtoth'e vessel orother receptacle being filled. When suflicient has flowed therein, it isonly necessary 'for the operator to raise this funnel by lifting on itshandle, and as thebody-ascends the valve seat strikes under the valvehead and the latter is lifted and withi't comes the valve stem and theentire addition to whichthere is the weight of the a liquid Containedwithin the funnel body b nozzlefIt will be obvious that thecombil'iedweight of the valve, spider, and spout or nozzle, causes thehead of the valve to close accurately against the valve seat; in

'earingdownward on said head aswill be clear. "It is quite possiblethat'the exterior of thespout'could be made of other conf figurationthan tapering as shown, and it could be engaged could even have with theedge of some large receptacle into which the'liqui'd is to be drawn fromthefunnel. The obvious purpose "of the loose pivot between-the twomembers of the valve stem is in order to prevent the valve head fromunseating from the Yvalve 'seat, even when the parts are cantejd'jout ofa strictly vertical line. The

"" pu-r oseof having the-lower end of the upper member completelyinclose the upper end of thelowermember, is in order to prevent theaccumulation of liquid in the loose pivot,- which might rust the same orgum I -inp'la ce, 0r might have its effect upon some Copies of thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theWashington, D. G.

projections so that they other liquid passed funnel later;

In order to separate the parts as for cleans- .mg or repa1r,,1t 1s onlynecessary to engage a screw driver in the nick in theupper end of thehead of the valve, and then rotate the the threaded opening in thespider from the spout to the left; this motion withdraws screw threadedlower end of the'l0wer-1nem-" then be entirely removed upward fromjthefunnel'body while the spout is drawn downward. When restoring the partsto thefp'osition shown in Fig. thisnickcanbe used ber of the valve stem,and the latter can in a reverse manner and the shoulder'12 becomesuseful for preventing the inovable valve stem frombeingscrewed too farinto the spider so that the valve head wouldnot worlr wellon-its seat. I.All parts can then be boiled-or otherwise cleansed and restoredyand onrare occasions if repairs are comprising a cylindricalnipple having atits f top an annular flange formed w1th;a;-cone-' shaped valve seat,afu'nnel body attached to said .flange; a movable spout.- having atapered lower end to seat in the neck of a H bottle and a cylindricalupper end to receive and slide on said nipple, a cross bar fixed in theintermediate portion oflthe spout and having a centrally arrangedscrewthreaded opening, a cone-shaped v alveto engage said seat andformedonits bottomwith a cylindrical stem ofless diameter than thenipple, the lower end of said stemhaving-a cylindrical socket, plughaving a shouldered enlargement between its ends and a lower externallythreaded endto screw into the opening in said cross bar,'the up'perlendof said plug being formed with a longi tudinally, extending 'slot andbeing cylindrical and of'lesslsi ze than the socketyin 7 said valve steminto which. latter it projects,

and a pin passed transversely throughthe lower end of the stem and the'slot in'said I plug, said pin being ofless diameterthan the width ofthe slot in said plug, substantially as shown and for the purpose setforth '1'; I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set W. H. BU KE, V C. D. PAssMoRE.

. Commissioner bf iatent's,"

my hand in presence of twosubscribingwit. nesses. v HENRY M. CASE; VWitnesses:

